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GOD NAMES | DEVOTIONAL

YHWM - I Am

For nearly four hundred years, the children of Israel thought their God was dead—or AWOL, or on vacation. Not long after Abraham had been introduced to God, his descendants, the Hebrew people, found themselves slaves in a foreign land. Slaves.

For nearly four hundred years, the children of Israel thought their God was dead—or AWOL, or on vacation. Not long after Abraham had been introduced to God, his descendants, the Hebrew people, found themselves slaves in a foreign land. Slaves.

A promise had been made—they would be a mighty nation and possess the land of Canaan. But the reality was that they were slaves in the land of Egypt. How could this be? God had assured them that He would be their God, and that He would never leave them.

Such lavish promises seem like a cruel joke when you’re in chains and God hasn’t been heard from for centuries.

Perhaps they thought: God must be a myth, the story of Abraham only a legend. Obviously we misunderstood those promises—if there ever were promises.

Moses himself may have wrestled with such doubts. Living in exile in Midian, he encountered a burning bush and in that experience met God firsthand. God told him to go back to Egypt and lead his people to freedom. When Moses asked, “Who should I tell them sent me?” God answered, “I AM.”


I Am. The meaning is powerful, even when translated into English. To say “I am” means “I exist.” But as a name, it also suggests timelessness, self-sufficiency, changelessness.

The Israelites during the time of Moses may not have been familiar with God, but He still knew all about them. He knew they would struggle to believe in a God who can’t be seen, a God who transcends time.

He knew they would be fickle and faithless, and that they would need constant rescue from the consequences of their own foolish choices. And still He set His affection on them.

We are constantly asking God questions: Are You able to see me? Are You wanting to know me? Are You going to help me? Are You willing to forgive me? To all our questions, God answers, “I AM.”
When have you felt forgotten by God?



In the incarnation, God spanned the vast chasm of fear that had distanced him from his human creation

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Reflections on the Incarnation and Freedom of God

Philip Yancey
Think of the condescension involved: the incarnation, which sliced history into two parts had more animal than human witnesses. Think, too, of the risk. In the incarnation, God spanned the vast chasm of fear that had distanced him from his human creation.
Remember that His presence can be experienced. His promise is as true as ever.

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The Blessing of the Presence of Jesus

Charles Spurgeon
He is as certainly with us now as He was with the disciples at the lake when they saw coals of fire, fish on the coals, and bread (John 21:9). Not physically, but still in real truth, Jesus is with us!
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.

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God’s Awesome Love

Charles Stanley
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them. With great awe and in complete reverence, the shepherds looked upon the baby Jesus. It was true.
The clear claim of Scripture, and Mary’s own testimony, is that she had never been physically intimate with any man.

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The Announcement to Mary

John Macarthur
When we first meet Mary in Luke’s gospel, it is on the occasion when an archangel appeared to her suddenly and without fanfare to disclose to her God’s wonderful plan.
The precious blood of the Lamb slain removes the guilt and purges away the defilement of our sins of ignorance and carelessness.

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Sanctifying Joy and Cleansing Grace

Charles Spurgeon
Amid the cheerfulness of household gatherings, it is easy to slide into sinful amusements and forget our declared character as Christians. It should not be so, but it is, that our days of feasting are very seldom days of sanctified enjoyment.
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